Technical News Office – Many major e-commerce platforms announce sales during Diwali. Although every time we can see great discounts on different products but if you see iPhone 13 or Samsung S23 being sold for just Rs 99 or Oppo smartphone being sold for just Rs 9 then stop and say you: “That can’t be true.” . And it would be fair to say that. Because this is a scam that lures you with precisely such offers.
Must enter personal information
According to these posts that have gone viral, to benefit from these offers, all you need to do is share an Instagram Reel with your friends and enter your personal details on a website named ‘digital712.com’. As soon as they see this, most people understand that it is a scam, but the way many people share their phone numbers in the comments of these posts shows that many people are still worried about it. prey. India Today Fact Check checked these reels and investigated the websites and found that the people running them might have links to Rajasthan. Let us know…
AI-generated voice
In fact, these viral reels use an AI-generated voice that asks you to visit the digital712.com website. This link is also linked in the bio of the Instagram account that shared it. On the website, you are asked to click on a link to get a free smartphone. You’re then asked to choose between options like the iPhone 13, Samsung S23, or Vivo V27, and then you’re also asked who you want to make this purchase for.
Free phone charging…
Additionally, the website offers free phone recharge offers. If you try to take advantage of it, you will be asked for your personal information such as your phone number. If you try to buy a smartphone or avail recharge offers through digital712.com, you will be redirected to two different portals, Earnwithfaith.in and go.sapost.co.in. These websites have a similar appearance and also contain articles on ways to make money, government programs and offers.
This is a data collection scam
When you enter your details to try to buy these smartphones at a discount, the page simply refreshes. There’s no real way to purchase the phone. This is simply a data collection scam. The “About Us” section of digital712.com also has an email address associated with a LinkedIn account. This person’s LinkedIn bio states that he is a teacher in Bikaner, Rajasthan, which connects him to Rajasthan.
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